Constitution

The provisions that should be changed in article 2 section 2 of the United States Constitution are with regard to the Commander in Chief of the Army , Navy of the United States , and of the Militia of the several States . The reason for this is that it grants the President unbridled discretion in the deployment of American Troops . The recent events in Iraq and Afghanistan have clearly demonstrated that the power of the United States President to deploy American Troops any way he sees fit is a power that needs to be put

in check

The dangers of giving the President such a power clearly overcome the benefits . The provision should be altered to contain a safety clause to ensure that such a power is not abused . While the President should be allowed to exercise supreme command over the armed forces , this power should only be used in the interests of protecting national security and not for invading foreign countries

Another part of the provision that needs to be amended is the Presidential power to Grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States . Currently , only the President is allowed to grant Reprieves and Pardons . This power is absolute in that once the President has granted such , only the President can take it back . The problem here is that the President is only human and is bound to make mistakes

While it takes a decision from the jury to convict a person , it requires only one person to condone the commission of the crime . An equitable system would give the same jury the chance to grant the pardon or reprieve if they saw fit . This current inequality does not allow for an objective examination of the offender but is instead left to an arbitrary and often politically motivated decision by the President . An offense against the state is an offense not against the President but against the American people . As such , the pardon or reprieve granted should be done by the same offended , the American people

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